New Preamp for my Kingston!

Just ordered a Bartolini HR 2.4AP for my Kingston 5. Unfortunately, papa needs something to tide me over till I get a Roscoe 7 (I'm serious, that's kinda sad...) So I'm dropping in a new preamp. If they are in stock, I'll get one in about 4-5 days, if not, about a week and a half. It's Volume (Push/Pull Active/Passive) Mid (Push Pull Freqency selector) and a Bass/treble stack. It's gonna be 18v and wired to my Kingston's stock MM style humbucker.

Really lookin forward to it, and props to Grasshopper and Bass Central for the hookup.

Originally posted by Brendan If they are in stock, I'll get one in about 4-5 days, if not, about a week and a half.

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i ordered bart pups and preamp from grasshopper 3 weeks ago. was told the same thing regarding delivery time... still haven't gotten them yet. i hope you have better luck. (don't get me wrong, bass central is great... but don't hold your breath for special orders from bartolini or fodera).

Sounds like a great addition.
I've been really happy w/ mine Bart pre
I had special ordered a Bart prewired harness HR 3.4 from Bass central. took them 7days to get it in and 3 days to reach me. Guess i might have been lucky.
frank

yeah, i guess that's just how special orders can be...
taking that into consideration, i still would go with bass central any day~

btw, Brendan, i'm curious - why did you decide to keep the original pickup and add a preamp? why not change the pickup as well (although i know that it's tough - if not impossible to find a drop-in replacement).

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btw, Brendan, i'm curious - why did you decide to keep the original pickup and add a preamp? (although i know that it's tough - if not impossible to find a drop-in replacement).

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Answered your own question. Most MM5 style pups don't have the ears on them. So it's pre-amp first.

marc40a, if you're asking me about which bart pickup, no, i got the one with the ears, which is way too small for a 5 string kingston or heir. that was part of my long story... told grasshopper that i needed a drop in replacement, and that's what i got. the reason i didn't exchange it is i've always wanted wooden pickup covers, and i decided to make my own~
it'll all be in my review~